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Relationships between wasting and linear growth in stunted children
Author(s) -
Walker SP,
GranthamMcGregor SM,
Himes JH,
Powell CA
Publication year - 1996
Publication title -
acta pædiatrica
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.772
H-Index - 115
eISSN - 1651-2227
pISSN - 0803-5253
DOI - 10.1111/j.1651-2227.1996.tb14120.x
Subject(s) - linear growth , medicine , wasting , linear relationship , interval (graph theory) , body height , pediatrics , body weight , demography , statistics , mathematics , combinatorics , sociology
Height‐for‐age and weight‐for‐height are commonly used indicators of nutritional status; however, their precise interrelationship remains unclear. We examined the relationship between weight‐for‐height and linear growth in 127 stunted Jamaican children aged 9‐24 months. The children were measured every 6 months over a 2‐year period. The initial weight‐for‐height status was positively associated with linear growth in the following 6‐month interval. The change in weight‐for‐height in the preceding interval was a better predictor of linear growth in the next interval than attained weight‐for‐height at the beginning of the interval. The results suggest that variations in weight‐for‐height may influence the rate of linear growth.